Storm-sash opener



June 15 1926. 1,588,805

J. N. PEASLEE STORM sAsH OPENER Filed May 16, 1925 Juhu N. F'emslea A @am Patented .l une l5, i926.

UNITED STATS CI'HN N. PEASLEE, 0F ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

STORMjSASH OPENER.

Application filed May 167 1925.

My invention relates to storm sash open ers and holders, wherein it is designed toV provide a very practical holding means for the storm sash so that it cannot rattle when it is held in open position or so that it can be adjusted to any degree of opening to hold the storm sash rigid at the iree end of the same.

A feature ot my invention resides in a fastener and holder` for the storm sash which is provided with a rod having` a head iormedthereon which entends through the sash, with the inner' end of the rod secured to the casing to prevent the sash lfrom flying back and forth on the rod. rlhe shoulder on the end forming the limit ci movement of thefliree end oi the storm sash or screen which this holder may be secured to, to limit the outer swinging movement ot the tree end of the same.

It is also a feature of my invention to provide means'which is securely attached to the storm sash or frame through which the rod extends and which is provided with a screw clamp so that it can readily engage the rod to clamp'the same on the rod and hold the sash in set position. rihe set screw of the clamp engages the surface of the rod to bite into the same to hold the sash rigid in relation to the rod. The clamping member is secured iirmly to the storm sash and held rigidly therewith', while the rod is attachedpivotally to the casing and extends through the sash7 preferably through an opening formed centrally between the sides of the same, with the stop shoulder or head on the outer end, outside or" the sash frame, so as to orm a stop to limit the outward swing of the sash. This construction provides a holding means ior holding the sash firmly at the center of the same, so that it cannot vibrate and make a noise as is citen apparent vwith various holders. rihe iiact that it only requires one holder at the center, which holds the window very irmly in place makes it more economical for use than where side holding members are roquired.

These features., together with other important details of construction will be more iully set forth in the specification and claims. It is to be noted however that the extreme simplicity of my holder is oi im- Serial. No. 30,849.

lportance yin carrying out my invention and it 1s important 1n providing a holder which permits the window to be adjusted in any degree of opening. This is not ordinarily round in storm sash and screen holders, thus my holder can be adjusted so as to hold the srreen or the window open to the desired degree, and yet hold it rigid and hrm so that the wind cannot possibly blow it loose, under ordinary conditions.

In the drawings forming part of this specification Figure 1 illustrates' a side view, partly in cross section of a window casing7 illustrating my opener :tor storm sashes in use.

Figure 2 illustrates a side view, partially in cross section in enlarged detail of my storm sash opener removed from the window casino'.

Figure 8 is a plan view oi' the portion of the window Vcasing in enlarged detail illustrating the rod removed from the storm sash and held by the grip on the sash :trame when not in use as a holder for the storm window. Y Figure 4t is a section on the line 1 4 of Figure 2.

Figure is a plan view of the clip cap for holding the one end or the rod oiE my storm sash opener and holder.

Figure 6 is a front elevation of the clip illustrated in Figure 5, on the line 6 6.`

In the drawings, my storm sash opener and holder A is formed with a rod 10, having a head 11 formed on one end thereof and an eye-opening 12 formed on the other end.

rPhe rod 10 ,of my holder andopener A is of a simple formation and the head 11 forms a shoulder or stop to engage against the outside oi the storni sash B to limit the outer movement or the same, as illustrated in Figure 1, whileA the inner end formed with the eye 12v engaged by theV screw 13 under the clip cap 1L i The cap 111 protects the inner eye end 12 of' the rod 10 and permits free movement ot the inner end oi the rod beneath the cap 1i, so that it provided with the necessary pivotal movement to operate freely in the opening and closing oi the storm sash. The.

'clip4 cap 11i held by the screw 18 to the bottom or' the window sash 15 vas illustrated in the crawing in Figure 1. The cap 141 is practically ot a quarter spherical shape and is provided with an open vend 16, through which the rod 10 extends.

The rod 10 adapted to extend through the bottom or 'free end of the storm sash C so that the :treo end ot the storm sash will slide freely along the suriiace or body ot the rod 10, between the eye 12 and the shoulder head 1l. rl"his perinits the sash li to he opened the limitation ot the length otl the rod 10.

lVhen the rod 10 is not desired for use to hold the storni sash it may be disengaged trom the sash B and held in the position illustrated in Figure 3, with the clip 1% firmly fxed over the end ot the rod or the eye 12, andthe clip turned about so that theend 15 eitnds away trom the rod 10 while the rod 10 is engaged by the notch 17V formed in the clip' cap 14 which is adapted to tit over the saine and hold the rod 10 e2:- tending longitudinally along the sash base 15. This opening 17 is practically semicircular or ot the shape ot the cross section ot the rod 10, so as to lit over the saine, and thus the clip cap 14 is adapted to hold the rod lirmly on the window sash 15, in the summer when it is not desired Ytor use tor the storm sash frame B. It is obvious, however, that my holder can be used to hold screens it' it is so desired. This would permit them to be opened at the bottom when it is desired, it they are hung on the Aordinary well-known hinges or hinging connections at the top. In the drawings I have.

not illustrated the top ot the storm sash B as hung` to the window frame C, as this is oil ordinary well-known construction. rihe window traine B is brolen ott short of the hinging connection.

I provide a clampingniember I5 in my storm sash opener and holder which is made up of a member formed of flat material bent so that it is provided with a Hat cleat end l 18, through which the screw openings 19 eX- tendp The openings 19 are adapted to receive screws which hold the 'plate 18 against the inner surface of the tree end ot the sashvB? l y The clamp member E is bent to extend at approximately right angles from the plate portion 18 to torni the horizontal portion 20, and is then bent again at right angles to form the portion 21 and trom this portion 21 it is bent at right angles hack toward the plate 18 to torni the portion which extends practically parallel to the portion Q0. An elongated opening is formed in the portion 21 which is adapted to receive the eye 12 through the same and permits the rod 10 to be clan'iped and engaged by the set screw 9A which is threaded through the portion 20 and bites into the rod 10 to clamp the same against the lower surface ot the clamp E, as illustrated in Figure 2. rlhe set the sash Il and is extending over the rod 10 the set screw 24. can be engaged and ,firmly made to bite the rod l0. This will 'hold the storm sash or traine B in any desired position within the limits oi the length ot' the rod 10.

Only one of the storm sash openers and holders A is required to hold the ordinary window traine and this can be placed centrally between the sides ot the same at the tree end7 with the rod 10 extending through the trame, and vthus the rod is adapted to firmly and rigidly support the free end ot the iframe B. I have found in actual, practical use that my holder holds the window against rattling and so firmly that it formed a most desirable storm sash opener and holder. It is particularly desirable because it holds the window against opening wide, and thus prevents any one crawling through the window or opening it wide enough so as to disturb the occupants ot the home.

The portion 22 ot the clamp E is recessed or grooved at 25 to receiye the shape of the rod 10 andl when the set screw 2li is set tightly against the rod the rod will lie in the recess or groove 25 along the portion rIhis forms a very rigid holding means for the rod.A y

The simplicity ot my device is quite apparent and it will be clearly noted that it quite desirable as a holding means for storm sash or window screen trames, to hold the iree end so that it can be' opened or held lirmly closed. Therefore my storm sash holder and opener is very desirable for this means and where it is desired to hold the window lirmly against rattling.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described the principles of operation of my storm sash opener and holder, Vand I desire to have it understood that the drawings are only illustrative ola particular Yformation ot the saine, the invention can be carried out by other means and applied to uses other than those, above set forth within the scope of the following claims.

lY claim: V

1. A storm sash holder including a rod, a plate secured to the storm sash adapted to engage said rod and having'aslotted opening therein tor said rod and a longitudinally extending groove partially surrounding said rod and a set screw in said plate adapted to torce said rod into said groove and clamp it therein.

2. A storm holder including a rod adapted to extend through an opening` in the storm sash at the tree end thereo't, clamping means upon said storm sash 'for said rod, means tor engaging one end of said rod to hold the same pivotally connected to the Window frame including a Shell like member of e quarter-spherical shape.

3. A storm sash holder including a rod adapted to extend through an opening in said storm sash at the free end thereof,

clamping means upon said storm sash for said rod, means for engaging one end of said rod to hold the same pivotally connected to the Window frame including e shell like memloei1 of a quartenspherical shape pivotally secured to the said frame and having a notch therein for the reception of the rod.

JOHN N. PEASLEE. 

